Of the 1,432 unique links shared on the Twitter #MRX community in the past two weeks, here are the 10 most retweeted. Continue reading »

I have pulled a snapshot from the banners that show the Top 10 and the breaks by Client/Supplier and tenure. I also added their previous ranking information and indicated the change from 2010. More analysis will be in the report, due to be published in February. Continue reading »

Here are the top 20 stories discussed on the Twitter #MRX community in 2011, based on the number of unique retweets received in their first week. Continue reading »

In its 10th year, GRIT is the leading and most comprehensive survey of our industry. As a sign of just how important this study has become, the Advertising Research Foundation, Qualitative Research Consultants Association, NewMR, The Research Club, and MRGA have joined GreenBook as co-sponsors. Continue reading »

Despite reaching critical milestones such as global ubiquity of mobile coverage, 30% global penetration of smartphones (over 60% in the U.S.), overtaking the PC in shipments, and this week reaching the milestone of 1,000,000 apps available in the marketplace some naysayers hold on to the idea that the mobile revolution is an isolated event, not an evolutionary leap. In this post I’m going to try to put the arguments to rest and prove that 2011 was the tipping point. Continue reading »

The votes are in and the finalists have been notified! Over 500 people voted on 15 submitted ideas in the elimination round, and on November 4th at 11:00 EST the finalists will present their ideas to our panel of judges for there chance to win $20,000, great exposure, and the chance to work with industry leaders as a mentor. Continue reading »

Announcing the Market Research in the Mobile World Conferences in Europe, the U.S., and Asia Pac in 2012!

Starting with the European Conference in April, Merlien, GreenBook, & our sponsors will be conducting a series of MRMW conferences in each of these global regions, with each designed to address the specific needs of each market. All of the events will be tied together by the common theme of MRMW and great team we have in place, but each will be unique in content and context. It’s all very exciting! Continue reading »

It’s that time again folks! Continuing our strategy of the GreenBook Research Industry Trends (GRIT) study being a bi-annual tracking initiative with different focus areas in each wave, I am very proud to present to you the 2011 Fall Report. This is the 10th Edition of GRIT and the study has become one of the most important sources of information on trends within the global market research industry. Continue reading »

Of the 1,503 unique links shared by the Twitter #MRX community the past two weeks, here are the Top 10 most retweeted. This edition was dominated by news from the ESOMAR Annual Congress, the annual gathering of ESOMAR members from around the world: Continue reading »

I often wonder whether, in research, we spend so much time navigating the complexities of gathering the data that we neglect the all-important field of communicating what we find. Issues such as online representativeness, phone response rates, and newer forms of data collection (mobile MR, social media sampling, etc.) take up so much of our mental bandwidth that it can be easy to give short shrift to clarity and accuracy in reporting. Continue reading »